Nichols College
Dudley, MA · private, nonprofit · 1,163 undergraduates
Nichols College tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Nichols College listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 9 on the women's, 10% below the NCAA Division III median of 10. Nichols College reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $264 per men's player, 86% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $286 per women's player, 84% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Nichols College, in Dudley, MA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Conference of New England.
Nichols College's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 13 players in 2025, down from 16 in 2020. Nichols College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.3 players per coach, 19% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
Nichols College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 11 in 2020. Nichols College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the Conference of New England median of 5, by 40%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Nichols College fund its athletes?
Nichols College reported 557 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 365 men and 192 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $33,828 for men's sports and $31,985 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $93 and $167 per athlete.
What is Nichols College like academically?
Nichols College is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 81% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1140, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $58,310 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $33,036 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 43% of the sticker price on average.
63% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 72% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $58,063, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Nichols College?
Business, Management & Marketing dominates: it accounts for 66% of degrees awarded, with Parks, Recreation & Fitness a distant second at 11%.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business/Commerce, General (70 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (51 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (36 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (32 degrees)
- Marketing (30 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (23 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (20 degrees)
- Psychology, General (18 degrees)
- Human Resources Management and Services (7 degrees)
- Business/Managerial Economics (7 degrees)
What is Dudley, MA like to live in?
Nichols College sits in Dudley, a suburb of a large city in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
The median household in Worcester County earns about $93,561, which is about the Massachusetts median ($101,341) but above the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $390,700, 26% below the Massachusetts median and a typical rent of $1,347 a month is 20% under the state figure.
Commutes run long, about 30 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 40, with 21% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Massachusetts average of 47%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Nichols College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Nichols College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Conference of New England) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Conference of New England), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Nichols College tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Nichols College listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 9 on the women's, 10% below the NCAA Division III median of 10. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Nichols College give athletic aid for tennis?
- Nichols College reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Nichols College spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $264 per men's player, 86% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $286 per women's player, 84% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Nichols College?
- Nichols College is in Dudley, MA, in the New England region of the United States.
- How much does Nichols College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $58,310 a year, and an average net price of $33,036 after grants and scholarships.